Walk This Way Woody
by Kym Backland
Title
Walk This Way Woody
Artist
Kym Backland
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Photograph
Description
All the years I have seen these "Woody Woodpeckers" around the house, I realize I never have seen them walking on the ground. I didn't realize they swing their legs out. This is one of the younger Pileated that was born in a nearby stump. His crest is still small, and he isn't fully grown yet. He is on the deck trying to get to a suet cake. As soon as he gets on this suet cake, all the other small ground birds fly over, and get underneath him! This way the small birds, get all the crumbs. They have all learned this behaviour! It's pretty funny, but the funniest thing is seeing this bird WALK... Good stuff... Here's some bird facts to read about too! The Pileated Woodpecker is a very large woodpecker with a long neck and a triangular crest that sweeps off the back of the head. The bill is long and chisel-like, about the length of the head. In flight, the wings are broad and the bird can seem crowlike.Color Pattern Pileated Woodpeckers are mostly black with white stripes on the face and neck and a flaming-red crest. Males have a red stripe on the cheek. In flight, the bird reveals extensive white underwings and small white crescents on the upper side, at the bases of the primaries.Behavior Pileated Woodpeckers drill distinctive rectangular-shaped holes in rotten wood to get at carpenter ants and other insects. They are loud birds with whinnying calls. They also drum on dead trees in a deep, slow, rolling pattern, and even the heavy chopping sound of foraging carries well. Their flight undulates like other woodpeckers, which helps separate them from a crow’s straight flight path. Habitat Pileated Woodpeckers are forest birds that require large, standing dead trees and downed wood. Forests can be evergreen, deciduous, or mixed and are often old, particularly in the West. In the East they live in young forests as well and may even be seen in partially wooded suburbs and backyards.
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Eti Reid
Awesome is this friend of your Kym:) I bet you bribe them critters with crackers;) f/v
Kym Backland replied:
Eti, I don't have any crackers to give him. I'm not sure why he was walking on the deck.. must have been some bugs in my deck!!! Thanks for your visits and votes my friend!
Kym Backland
CHARLIE, Happy Wednesday to you! Or is it Thursday where you are? Thanks so much for the feature today! I appreciate the feature of my photo WALK THIS WAY WOODY in your group NATURE AND LANDSCAPE
Kym Backland
JOAN, and......last but not least... Thank you for the "double feature" today! I'm most appreciative of you featuring my "Whacky Woody" in my photo named WALK THIS WAY WOODY in your group PHOTOGRAPHS OR MIXED MEDIA FOR CHILDREN.... Joan you have so many "Funny" and nice kid and parent approved pictures and photos of animals in your profile-gallery too Joan..Thanks again for all the features tonight!
Kym Backland
NADINE AND BOB, I was just over at your gallery! Before the feature! Thanks for giving my photo WALK THIS WAY WOODY a spot in your group ALL NATURAL BEAUTY OF THINGS... much appreciated you two!
Kym Backland
EDWARD, There you are! I was just over at your gallery! Before the feature! Thanks for giving my photo WALK THIS WAY WOODY a spot in your group -1 A DAY PHOTOGRAPHY SHOWCASE... I really appreciate this group!
Kym Backland
SHAWN, Hello again! Thank you for the feature yesterday! I appreciate you giving my photo WALK THIS WAY WOODY, a spot in your group SEASONS OF BEAUTY.. I appreciate your time and devotion Shawn!
Kym Backland
FOR THE LOVE OF ART, Hello there! Happy March! Thank you for the feature of my photo WALK THIS WAY WOODY in your group FOR THE LOVE OF ART..
Kym Backland
ANASTASIA, Hello again! Thank you so much for the feature today! I appreciate you giving my photo WALK THIS WAY WOODY in your wonderful group PHOTOSRUS..
Nadine and Bob Johnston
Congratulations, on The Publication of your work in - Artist News - an Internet Weekly... http://paper.li/f-1343723559#
Kym Backland replied:
Nadine and Bob, Thanks so much! That's really cool! I appreciate it! Whooo hoooo!
Kym Backland
NADINE and BOB ...Thanks for the feature of my photo WALK THIS WAY WOODY in your group ARTISTS NEWS LIMIT 1 DAILY...
Jane Small
Oh..I love visiting here.It is such fun,and all your animals are different to ours,so it's such a treat. He looks like he has been RUNNING so fast and suddenly skidded to a halt because there hanging above him is a giant suet cake !!! Wonderful photos.v/f
Kym Backland replied:
Jane, Jane, Jane, What a wonderful writer you are! I'm glad to know you are a writer! Your comments are so "graphic" and really bring a wonderful image to one's mind! I can hear the skid mark noise, as I read that! Thanks for your mini novella on Woody...I appreciate the smile and laugh you gave me today!
Lo Tordsen
Soooo cute...v/f
Kym Backland replied:
Lo, Thanks so much for stopping by and giving "Woody" a vote and a favorite! Hope your day is going well!
Kym Backland
Heeeyya Joe, Thank you for the "double feature" today! I'm most appreciative of you featuring my "Whacky Woody" in my photo named WALK THIS WAY WOODY in your group WINGS ...Joe! YOU have so many "Funny" animals in your profile-gallery too Joe!
Kym Backland
MARIOLA, Thanks so much for the feature today! I appreciate the feature of my photo WALK THIS WAY WOODY in your group WILDLIFE ONE A DAY
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